Budweiser Brew Masters Private Reserve

Brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Style: Doppelbock
St. Louis, Missouri USA

Bottled. An amber-orange beer with a tan head. The aroma is sweet with nots of caramel, nuts, and alcohol. The flavor is very sweet with strong notes of caramel, leading to a dry alcoholic finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

(Bottle 137 cl) Courtesy of MaltOMeal. Pours a clear amber golden with a creamy, beige head. Aroma of roasted malt and Danish rye bread. Medium body with roasted malt and Danish rye bread again - perhaps also a whiff of sulphur. Rather solid bitterness. This is by no means a great Doppelbock, but seing people’s ratings it’s obvious that there’s a lot of negative bias against it - just because it’s a Bud. Bud at least in the 2007 version it’s a rather decent beer. So skip all your prejudices please. 140608

1 quart 14.5 fl oz, 2007, dobbel bock, thanks to Papsoe for this treat. Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing tan head. Breadish and mild spiced aroma. Breadish and mild spiced flavour with a mild oldish feel, yet smooth and nicely balance between bitterness and malt base and the spice note. Ends mild bitter and slight spiced. Light liqourice touch too.

Bottled. Pale golden, near no head. Aroma of mashed apples. Sweet and lightly syrupy with clean mouthfeel. Some burning alcohol in a finish without bitterness.

Bottle 137cl swing top. [ Courtesy of Papsoe ]
[Vintage 2007]. Clear amber color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, plum, date, sugar, alcohol, vintage. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (300508)

Vintage 2007. Bottle. Clear orange coloured with a fast disappearing hread. Sweet aroma of malts and caramel with notes of dried fruits. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel and dried fruits with notes of liquorice and hops-. Hoppy finish.

Name: Brewmasters Private Reserve
Date: January 08, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Vintage: 2007
Appearance: clear dark copper, wispy beige head
Aroma: sweet caramel aroma, light floral hops
Flavor: sweet candy caramel flavor, light earthy bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Light amber colour. Rather sweet, not especially well-fermented. This makes the body a bit gooey even by malt liquor standards. And this isn’t really trying to be a malt liquor. But then as Yoda said "do or do not do, there is no try." And this does taste like a malt liquor with its apples, alcohol and way too much raw sugar character. Simple flavours, and not pleasant even in the most masochistic malt liquor sense of the word.